Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/08/lg_launches_chocolate_platinum/
LG extended its Chocolate phone line-up this week, though the launch of the Chocolate Platinum was cast into shadow by yesterday's debut of the company's Shine handset (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/07/lg_launches_euro_shine/). The Platinum offers features absent from earlier Chocolates, LG said.
The Platinum's official name is the KE800 and it doubles the on-board memory to 256MB. LG said it also incorporates an "upgraded" two megapixel camera with autofocus, an FM radio and support for Bluetooth wireless stereo headphones. The 176 x 220 display measures 2in and can show 262,144 colours.
The KE800 is a tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE device. The handset's 750mAh battery delivers two-and-a-half hours' talk time, LG claimed, and up to 270 hours on stand-by.
Earlier this year, LG showed off the K850, its iPhone-like handset (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/18/lg_shows_iphone-like_prada_phone/) co-designed by Italian fashion house Prada.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/04/25/lg_brings_google_phone_to_europe/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/04/13/lg_shows_candybar_shine/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/04/11/lg_readies_3g_shine/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/04/10/lg_preps_vw_beetle_mp3_player/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/03/21/lg_launches_shine_clamshell/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/08/samsung_unveils_f700_3g_phone/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/07/nintendo_patents_nphone/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/07/lg_launches_euro_shine/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/31/lg_unveils_n1_pda_tv_gps/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/29/lg_launches_roaming_phone/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/18/lg_shows_iphone-like_prada_phone/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/07/lg_unveils_multi-blue/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/15/lg_up3_flat_chocolate_mp3/
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